BWF leverages partnerships with leading nonprofits, corporations, the military and the government to find, fund and shape programs that meet the emerging and long-term needs of today’s veterans and their families.

BWF is led by a distinguished group of leaders from diverse areas of influence, including defense, media, healthcare, philanthropy, business and government. A small and agile staff carries out the strategic vision of the Foundation and its Founders. Get to know us.

As a 501(c)(3) public charity, the Bob Woodruff Foundation relies upon the support of generous donors to fulfill its mission, and holds itself to the highest standards of transparency and accountability. Read More.

Ongoing Initiatives

The National Veterans Intermediary is for communities that collaborate or want to collaborate more effectively to serve all military, veterans, their families and caregivers across the country. Learn More.

The Bob Woodruff Foundation is proud to partner with best-in-class scientific organizations to provide important research findings to the community of organizations that represent and serve post-9/11 veterans, service members, families, and caregivers. Learn More.

BWF partners with community and national programs, organizations and the military community to create healthy, positive futures for our service members, veterans and their families. Take a #Stand4Heroes.

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On World Suicide Prevention Day, the Bob Woodruff Foundation released the newest issue of Stand SMART for Heroes, highlighting important research by Craig Bryan at the National Center for Veterans Studies on how social media patterns can help identify veterans at risk for suicide. More Info.

We’re proud to launch the first issue of our ‘Stand SMART for Heroes’ white papers, exploring new insights and treatment opportunities that have arisen from the largest study to date on genetic markers for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This issue focuses on the work of Cohen Veterans Bioscience and the Broad Institute’s Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, along with researchers from the PGC-PTSD Work Group. More Info.

The National Veterans Intermediary (NVI) announced that Nancy Berglass is joining the organization as president, bringing a wealth of experience and expertise to NVI’s long-term goal of easing navigation of veterans services and reducing the variability of outcomes at the community level for our nation’s military, veterans, their families and caregivers. More Info.

The Bob Woodruff Foundation has partnered with Walking With The Wounded for the Walk Of America, a 1,000 mile journey by American and British veterans. The walk will create a platform to tell the stories of our wounded and their individual journeys from injury to the present day and engage the public in a wider conversation around mental health. More Info.

Expanding Salute to Service, the NFL will partner with the Bob Woodruff Foundation to create a grant referral pipeline for veteran nonprofit organizations and to support healthy lifestyles programs for veterans and their families. More Info.

The first-ever Stand Up for Heroes: Bay Area delivered on its promise to be a night of inspiration and first-class entertainment—with a few surprises—for Bay Area residents who came together to raise funds for programs benefiting wounded veterans and their families. More Info.

Today, the Bob Woodruff Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2018 Spring Grants. BWF awards funding to organizations and programs that support positive outcomes for post-9/11 impacted veterans, service members and their families. More Info.